Route Fifty
How Colorado Is Getting Its State Employees to Lose Weight
Participants in the ‘State of Slim’ pilot program have lost an average of 8.59% of their body weight.
Management
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Calls for Chemical Safety Board Firings
House Oversight’s letter to Obama cites misleading testimony, mismanagement, private emails.
Nextgov
New Dashboard Tracks Which Federal Sites You're On, And How You Got There
The U.S. Digital Service, 18F and GSA's Digital Analytics team launched the site Thursday.
Management
Email Compliance Will Be a Tall Order Without More Resources
Federal records managers lack the authority and tools to meet digital requirements.
Management
Ebola Discussion Moves to How to Prevent the Next Epidemic
Global leaders will need to build a network that can detect and contain outbreaks before they kill thousands.
Tech
NOAA: The First Two Months of 2015 are Already the Warmest on Record
As was the case for much of last year, the eastern US was the only very cold spot on the planet this winter, with many more areas of abnormal warmth.
Management
Court: NSA Spying May Continue Even If Congress Lets Authority Expire
The Obama administration could continue collecting American phone records absent lawmaker approval.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Dick Cheney in Playboy
Also, President Obama fills out his March Madness bracket.
Management
Government That Works: Making It Safe to Report Bad Results
The failure to meet targets is a golden opportunity.
Employee Policy
Former union official charged with bank fraud
Federal law enforcement authorities last week arrested a former Alabama labor official on charges that she embezzled $132,000 from a local chapter of a federal employee union, the Justice Department said.
Benefits
OPM instructs FEHB insurers on self-plus-one plans
The Office of Personnel Management last week directed insurers who offer FEHB coverage to make sure that rates for the new "self-plus-one" coverage slated to debut with the 2016 plan year are lower than rates for self-and-family coverage.
Pay
IRS chief: No furloughs
Internal Revenue Commissioner John Koskinen told a House panel that the danger of possible IRS furloughs has passed.
Nextgov
USAID Tech Guru VanRoekel Stepping Down
The former White House CIO joined USAID to help apply technology to the Ebola fight.
Nextgov
Senators Want to Speed Adoption of Electronic Health Records Systems
Lawmakers discussed how to make electronic health record systems talk to each other.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Savings Reassurance, Financial Fears, Vets’ Health Care Changes and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Route Fifty
With Revamped Code Website, Chicago Tackles ‘Ridiculous’ Municipal Problem
The Windy City’s efforts to digitally transform its laws and regulatory codes takes a big step forward.
Oversight
House and Senate GOP Budgets Are Miles Apart
Senate budget offers no relief for defense hawks, ignores House’s entitlement reforms.
Oversight
Senate Republicans Go After Federal Retirement Benefits, Too
Chamber’s budget blueprint calls for $170 billion in savings through the federal workforce to make government employment resemble the private sector.
Management